Delta Air Lines reports strong September traffic results
by BA Staff American full service carrier Delta Air Lines reported its traffic results for September 2013. Unit passenger revenues continued...

American full service carrier Delta Air Lines reported its traffic results for September 2013. Unit passenger revenues continued the summer's strong performance, increasing 5.5% year over year. Highlights include:
- 5.5% increase in passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM)
- Projected September quarter per gallon fuel price: $2.98 - $3.03
- September mainline completion factor 99.9%
- September on time performance: 90.2%
Region | Sep-13 | Sep-12 | Change | |
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RPMs (billion) | ||||
*Traffic | Domestic | 9.08 | 8.99 | 1.0% |
Mainline | 7.36 | 7.22 | 1.8% | |
Regional | 1.73 | 1.77 | -2.2% | |
International | 6.99 | 6.8 | 2.8% | |
Latin America | 1.07 | 0.94 | 13.8% | |
Atlantic | 3.8 | 3.72 | 2.2% | |
Pacific | 2.11 | 2.13 | -1.0% | |
Total System | 16.07 | 15.79 | 1.8% | |
ASMs (billion) | ||||
*Capacity | Domestic | 11.24 | 11.17 | 0.7% |
Mainline | 8.96 | 8.88 | 0.9% | |
Regional | 2.28 | 2.28 | - | |
International | 8.06 | 7.81 | 3.1% | |
Latin America | 1.32 | 1.14 | 15.5% | |
Atlantic | 4.2 | 4.14 | 1.4% | |
Pacific | 2.54 | 2.53 | 0.2% | |
Total System | 19.3 | 18.98 | 1.7% | |
Load Factor | Domestic | 80.8% | 80.5% | 0.3 |
Mainline | 82.1% | 81.3% | 0.8 | |
Regional | 75.8% | 77.5% | -1.7 | |
International | 86.8% | 87.0% | -0.2 | |
Latin America | 81.4% | 82.7% | -1.3 | |
Atlantic | 90.6% | 89.9% | 0.7 | |
Pacific | 83.2% | 84.3% | -1.1 | |
Total System | 83.3% | 83.2% | -0.1 | |
Passengers Boarded | Total System | 13.25 million | 13.12 million | 0.9% |
Cargo Ton Miles | Total System | 201.57 million | 202.71 million | -0.6% |